Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop breakdown for the Truck Series Bristol Dirt race! I’m just going to come out and say it, these races suck. I know I am in the minority with that statement but it’s how I feel. I have never watched REAL dirt racing so it is not something I am accustomed to and it is not something I want in NASCAR. These vehicles are meant to drive on paved roads, not dirt especially manufactured dirt tracks. These races are not overly enjoyable for me to watch, but also they are next to impossible to predict for DFS and betting purposes as well.
Last season in two Truck Series races on dirt we had a combined 22 trucks fail to finish races because of crashing or electrical issues. Between the two races, they averaged only 24 trucks finishing on the lead lap and had a combined 26 cautions for 136 laps run under caution. At Knoxville in particular it was a nightmare of a race. What was supposed to be a 150-lap race turned into 179 laps and 80 of those laps were run under caution. Looking back at this race last season, Martin Truex Jr. dominated leading 105 of 150 laps on his way to victory lane. Truex is not in this race, but there are plenty of other Cup drivers trying their hand at this race in 2022.
Saturday’s race has 150 laps so that means we have 105 dominator points available and I will be leaning into a 2 dominator type build. There are two trucks that looked to be the class of the field in the heat races and I will get into them soon. Like I said a two dominator build is probably the best way to build and then look at some good value place differential plays. There were a couple of trucks that were good in practice on Friday and are starting towards the back.
Starting Position: 1st
Logano has the potential to lead over 100 laps and win this race making him my favorite play on Saturday. In his qualifying heats, Logano looked impressive and he will be hard to pass. Logano won the Cup Series race here last season and is the favorite to win in my book. I know there is a chance Logano garners high ownership, but if he leads the bulk of this race and wins, you probably won’t have a shot at a takedown without him.
Starting Position: 2nd
If there is a driver who could take down Logano, it’s Ben Rhodes. After watching how well Rhodes ran in the qualifying heats, I have to consider him one of the favorites to dominate this race as well. Rhodes led only three laps in 2021 here on the dirt at Bristol, but he came home 2nd so he is no stranger to running well here. If Logano is the chalkier play in this group, Rhodes could be considered the cheaper, lower-owned pivot, but I actually like the idea of playing them together.
Starting Position: 3rd
I promise I am not just listing the drivers in starting position order. Friesen is probably the most experienced dirt driver in this field, at least of the NASCAR regulars. Last season in this race Friesen finished 12th but does own three top-five finishes in 6 total races including a victory at Eldora. Friesen was fastest in first practice on Friday and ran exceptionally well in his heat. If you want to fade Logano, I think Friesen is the real pivot in this $10K+ price range.
Other Options: Buddy Kofoid ($9,300 – P32): Dirt track expert in the KBM 51. He was fast in practice and should be a good PD play. Chase Elliott ($10,700 – P7): I expect Elliott will carry some high ownership on Saturday night, but he could be worth it with his upside here. Grant Enfinger ($9,800 – P16) ): Enfinger finished 6th here in 2021 and has 5 top 10’s in 5 career dirt races with an average finish of 3.6. Enfinger could be a sneaky PD top 5 pick on Saturday. Chandler Smith ($9,700 – P5): Smith was another truck that was fast throughout the practice sessions and was 3rd overall in 10-lap average.
Starting Position: 14th
Crafton is another driver who excels on dirt. In his career in the Truck Series, Crafton has eight top 10’s in nine career races including a win and an average finish of 7.9. With how well Crafton and the 88 ran in practice coupled with his experience on dirt he could be an extremely low-owned play that gets you to the top. In builds where I go with two top-tier drivers, I will use Crafton as a pseudo-top-tier play.
Starting Position: 25th
Grala’s truck wasn’t great in single-lap speed, but he did improve as the practice sessions went on Friday. I like the potential upside with Grala because of how his truck improved throughout the sessions. In his qualifying heat, this same principle held true as he was coming for the leaders as his heat went along, but Grala just ran out of laps to get a top 3.
Starting Position: 15th
Kraus did not run well at Bristol on the dirt in 2021, but he did have a great run and a top 5 finish at Knoxville later in the year. In practice on Friday, Kraus was a top 15 car in almost all categories and if he can avoid the potential carnage, he could finish top 10.
Other Options: Christian Eckes ($8,400 – P19), Mike Marler ($7,100 – P21), Tyler Ankrum ($7,300 – P20), Ty Majeski ($7,700 – P8)
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Welcome to the 5th edition of Formula 1 Race Week: Miami, May 2022. Round 5 of the championship introduces Miami Autodrone to the Formula 1 calendar. This 3.36 mile street circuit winds it’s way around the Hard Rock Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins.
Miami reminds me of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia where high speed long runs meet slow corners. The Ferrari duo should do well in slow corners, and the Red Bull should get them back in the straights. With an inaugural race anything can happen when the green flag drops Sunday the 8th 3:30pm EST.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari $17,100. Charles was in the top 2 in all three practice sessions and put himself on the pole to start the race, once again. Miami seems to be a narrow track which should play into Charles gaining maximum DraftKings points by leading laps and a podium finishing position. If you’re playing one lineup or a Single Entry, Charles makes a lot of sense in the Captain position.
Max Verstappen, Red Bull $17,700. Max had an interesting weekend thus far. He started Friday in Free Practice 1 in P3, than followed that up with mechanical issues in FP2. The crew fixed their issue and got Max on the track for FP3 and qualifying. He is set up for long runs and will be featured in my captain spot.
It’s more than possible to play both guys in your lineups utilizing the Cheap 5 points value plays (found later in the article) and dropping down to the mid-priced constructor options, which are not so bad this week.
Sergio Perez, Red Bull $15,900. Sergio looked just as competitive as Max in the sister Red Bull. Practing all weekend in the top 3, Sergio will be heavily in the mix for the captain options.
An interesting play this week is Carlos Sainz, Ferrari $15,000. After a tough start to the weekend, crashing in FP1 and getting limited run; Carlos rebounded and qualified in P2. With his recent struggles, he should garner lower ownership and makes for an interesting GPP play.
Overall, I would not hesitate to mix and match these top 4 salaried drivers. For DraftKings purposes, keep in mind the 5 points for defeating your teammate as the difference between a 1st place takedown in your tournaments and a 2nd place finish can be as little as 4 points.
The mid-tier options are wide open this week. This is where DraftKings scoring strategy comes into play. After 5 weeks of race data, still a small sample size though, there have been fantasy scoring trends; one being: beat your teammate…even better if your select driver finishes in the top 10, and the teammate finished outside that range.
Those 5 points are critical, and if you’re playing multiple lineups this week, I would rotate through the driver options of:
Pierre Gasly $5400 and Yuki Tsunoda $4200. On the Hard compound tires, the Alpha Tauri’s were firmly in play in the top 10. They might opt for a one stop strategy and try to gain track position in the pits. Considering their time on the hards, it could be a strategy that pays off.
Choosing between the two is the really difficult part, but Gasly seems to have the upper hand this weekend. Don’t hesitate to use Alpha Tauri $3800 in the constructor position either.
Lando Norris $8600 Lando should get the 5 Deafeat Teammate points this week as he starts 6 positions ahead in P8. The McLaren is set up for a 2 stop stratergy and has not been really impressive in the long runs.
Sebastian Vettel $3600 and Lance Stroll $3200 The Aston seem to be mimicking Mercedes this weekend, following the same practice strategy all weekend. They will be worthy of roster spots as last man in options for your DraftKings lineups.
The Alfa Romeo of Valtteri Bottas $7400 qualified well, but I have a feeling Valtteri loses out on grid positions during pit rotations.
Alex Albon $3,400 is always a good cheap 5 points option. Albon has been getting the most out of his Williams, and his teammate really sucks.
Other Options include $9200 Lewis Hamilton and $5800 Fernando Alonso.
I’m building from the bottom up with weekend in DraftKings. Its tough to outscore the potential 60 points from a constructor finishing with both drivers on the podium. After stressing staying in the midfield with longer run potential (the Alpha Tauris and Astons) Ill be sprinkling in the drivers whom have seriously outscored their teammates (Bottas and Hamilton)
As always I’m excited about another race and am happy to see the hype behind this one. Its been fun watching people like George Lucas, Tom Brady, Michael Jordan, Danica Patrick, freaking Snoop Dogg running around the paddock. If you have questions please feel free to hit me up in discord @tcuz86. Have fun and thanks for reading Formula 1: Race Week Miami May 2022.
Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop breakdown for Martinsville! The Paper Clip as it is otherwise known is a 1/2 mile short track and is the shortest track on the NASCAR circuit. The last time the Xfinity Series was at Martinsville, Noah Gragson dominated on his way to winning that race. Gragson led 153 of 257 laps while nobody else led more than 64. In that race, we saw 10 cautions for incidents, and only 27 cars finish on the lead lap. In the spring race here in 2021 it was a similar race with Josh Berry leading a race-high 95 laps. In that race, we saw 10 cautions for incidents, and only 19 cars finish on the lead lap. Needless to say, Martinsville is a race of attrition and is not easy to predict.
Friday’s race is 250 laps, which means we have 175 total dominator points available and it will be important to try and collect as many as possible. Like I said in the previous paragraph typically one car dominates this race and it will be key to find that person. Looking at where drivers qualified and how they ran in practice there are a couple of drivers who could be that guy on Friday. As far as building lineups, the way to go appears to be similar to the truck race and build a balanced type of lineup.
Starting Position: 1st
Gibbs has been the best driver in the Xfinity Series in 2022 and he was the second-fastest car in practice on Thursday. There isn’t a scenario where I see Gibbs falter on Friday night, other than someone else wrecking him. Gibbs is the top play on this slate and should be the top dominator come the end of the night on Friday.
Starting Position: 3rd
Gragson was not a top car in practice but that is not a concern. I mentioned in the open how Gragson dominated the race the last time the series was here. No driver in the Xfinity Series has been in more optimal lineups than Gragson has with five. In seven races this season, Gragson has one win included in his five top 5’s and three top 2 finishes. With how well Gragson has run in 2022 and at Martinsville in the past he is a driver who can dominate this race on Friday.
Starting Position: 30th
Junior is back in the 88 this weekend for his team. This will be Earnhardt’s first-ever Xfinity Series race at Martinsville but he does have 35 Cup Series races here. In those 35 races, Junior has one win, 13 top 5’s, and 18 top 10’s so it’s no wonder why he chose Martinsville to come race this season. In practice on Thursday, the 88 was fast and ran the 7th best single lap time. I view Earnhardt as similar to Byron who starts in the 30s but has a fast car and could push for the win. Realistically, Junior is more likely to get a top 10 and not be a factor for the win, but he has massive upside.
Starting Position: 2nd
If not Gragson or Gibbs, then it could be Allgaier who dominates Friday night. Allgaier has been outstanding in his three races here never finishing lower than 9th. Allgaier has never led a lap at Martinsville, but starting on the outside pole he could get out in front of Gibbs and lead this race for a while.
Other Options: Josh Berry ($10,800 – P10), AJ Allmendinger ($10,500 – P13), Daniel Hemric ($9,500 – P9)
Starting Position: 21st
Mayer has traditionally run well at short tracks in his short career. Last fall at Martinsville, Mayer started 11th and finished 4th. Mayer has run four short track races in the Xfinity Series and has two top 5’s and three top 10’s.
Starting Position: 19th
In practice on Thursday, Snider had top 5 speed but it didn’t show through in qualifying. Last season Snider finished top 15 in both races here at Martinsville. Looking at his price, the speed he showed, and his history here Snider appears to be one of the top plays in this tier on Friday.
Starting Position: 6th
Moffitt is strictly a GPP play since he is starting from P6. In the past, Moffitt has been successful at Martinsville in both the Xfinity Series and Truck Series. In his first four Truck Series races here, Moffitt finished no lower than 6th and had three finished 2nd or 3rd. In the Xfinity Series, Moffitt has never finished outside the top 20 and has a track-high finish of 12th. In practice on Thursday, Moffitt was 5th fastest.
Other Options: Jeb Burton ($7,800 – P25), Parker Retzlaff ($7,000 – P20), Ryan Truex ($8,400 – P4)
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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop breakdown for Martinsville! The Paper Clip as it is otherwise known is a 1/2 mile short track and is the shortest track on the NASCAR circuit. Unlike at a 1.5-track, it is not easy to pass here which is exemplified by the fact only two drivers led 60 or more laps at this race last season. Most passing is done under caution at this track, and there were a lot of them last time the series was here. Last season we had 12 cautions for accidents at this race but only two trucks did not finish the race.
With how everything shook out with qualifying or lack thereof, I think you need to prioritize locking in two top-tier drivers. There is a good chance that one driver leads 75-90% of this race (Kyle) and if that happens you will be out in the cold if not rostering him. There are other build types for GPP’s but I think you need William Byron for SE and cash, in fact, I think it’s mandatory in cash you pair him with Kyle. My ideal roster build is a 2-1-3 build for this race. You can do, 2-2-2 but you will be risking a lot on really cheap value pieces that could hurt you in the end.
Starting Position: 32nd
With no qualifying or practice times to look it we have nothing to gauge this truck on, but at COTA Bowman ran well in this same truck so I have worries about Byron. Byron will be chalky, probably the highest owned driver, but he could actually outscore Busch if he leads laps. Either way, I am not fading Byron in this race.
Starting Position: 12th
Martinsville is one of Enfinger’s better tracks and he should be in for another solid finish on Thursday night. In his last four races here (since 2019), Enfinger has one win (2020), two top 5’s, and three top 10’s. Starting from P12, Enfinger has some of the best PD upside (outside of Byron) in this tier.
Starting Position: 2nd
Busch is incredibly expensive and I will not argue a fade on him. But, the last time he ran the truck race here at Martinsville (2019) Busch started on the front row (2nd) and won. In that same race, Busch led 174 laps and racked up over 120 DKFP. I know it’s hard to stomach this price, but I think there is a path to roster him comfortably.
Starting Position: 5th
If anyone can unseat Busch here at Martinsville, it would be a car he owns. Nemechek has had issues in three of his last five races here. In the two races he didn’t wreck or have a mechanical issue, Nemechek finished 7th and 1st. I don’t think we can roster Busch and Nemechek together and I do prefer Busch because of the dominator potential, but JHN will be a solid GPP play.
Other Options: Zane Smith ($11,400 – P1), Stewart Friesen ($9,000 – P6)
Starting Position: 36th
Sauter, like Byron, will be massive chalk, but again, it will be hard to avoid him. Based on where he starts, his salary, and his history at Martinsville you can argue that Sauter is the best play in this race. Since 2013 (16 races), Sauter has three wins, eight top 5’s, and twelve top 10’s. I may be 100% on Sauter, and I never do that in NASCAR so that is how high I am on him on Thursday.
Starting Position: 35th
Holmes can be used as the lower owned and cheaper pivot off the chalk Sauter if you so desire. Holmes has run once here at Martinsville, a 22nd place finish in 2021. I don’t think Holmes’s upside is as great as Sauter’s but if I do pivot off Sauter in any lineups, it will be to Holmes.
Other Options: Parker Kligerman ($8,200 – P16), Christian Eckes ($8,700 – P7), Tanner Gray (7,600 – P13), Colby Howard ($7,100 – P26)
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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop breakdown for Richmond! This will be the second short track race of the season for the Xfinity Series. The last time the series was here Noah Gragson went to victory lane, stealing a victory away from Ty Gibbs who dominated this race leading 67 laps. Both of these drivers will be favorites to win this race again on Saturday, but they aren’t my pick (more on that later). This is once again a weekend where we don’t have practice or qualifying prior to writing this article. This is a track where I think I have a handle on who will perform well, but we still need to wait for qualifying before building rosters. Make sure to check back in Discord after qualifying on Saturday morning to see if any changes are made to the player pool.
With there being 175 dominator points available in this race, we will need to try and get exposure to as many drivers who could dominate this race as possible. My ideal roster construction will be a stars and scrubs type build, but it’s not 100% necessary. There are different ways to build for races like this, but it will come down to qualifying on Saturday.
Nemechek will be in the #18 Toyota for JGR this weekend. This car has been incredibly fast all season and should be no different on Saturday. If you remove the two times this car wrecked this season and when Bubba Wallace drove it at COTA you have three races with Trevor Bayne behind the wheel. In those three races, Bayne led 100 laps and had two top-five finishes. Last season in the Sam Hunt #26, JHN drove from 27th to finish 3rd in much lesser equipment, and in the Truck Series race, Nemeheck led 114 of 250 laps after starting 18th to win. Richmond is a good track for Nemechek, and in top-tier equipment, he will be a force to be reckoned with.
Richmond has been a place of greatness for Allgaier in recent years. Allgaier has won two of the last three races here leading 213 laps in the process. Allgaier also has five straight top 5 finishes here and seven in the last ten races. I don’t really care where Allgaier and the 7 car qualify, I will have exposure because of his ability to dominate here.
Allgaier has been the best driver here in the last six years, but Gragson is pushing him for that title. In six career races at Richmond, Gragson has only finished lower than 9th one time (22nd in Spring ’19). Gragson won this race last season while only leading 22 laps. In 2022, Gragson has been the best and most consistent driver in the Xfinity Series. If you remove his finish in Atlanta (contact in a big wreck late) Gragson has not finished lower than 4th in a race this season. Also in 2022, Gragson has led at least 12 laps in every race except for COTA.
Other Options: AJ Allmendinger ($10,200), Ty Gibbs ($11,500), Sheldon Creed ($9,000), Ryan Preece ($9,800)
Sam Mayer has performed exceptionally well at short tracks in his young career thus far. In three career short track races, Mayer has two top 10s and a top 5. Last season at this race, Mayer started 38th but came across the finish line in 12th place. Mayer was in the #99 car that week, not the higher-end JRM equipment he drives now. Mayer is a fringe top 5 candidate but likely will have a top 10 car on Saturday.
Burton has been having a pretty solid season in the #27 Our Motorsports Chevy. Before he finished 23rd last week, Burton had finished top 20 every this season. Burton has finished 12th or better in three of the last four Richmond races and overall has finished top 20 in five of his six career Xfinity Series races here. I need to take a wait-and-see approach with Burton on Saturday. For him to make value, Burton will need to qualify in the mid 20’s.
Clements is not the best play in this tier, but my goal in this article is to help you build lineups and if we want to roster three $10K+ drivers we will need drivers in the low $7K range to make that work. While I may not consider him the best option, Clements has performed admirably at Richmond in his career. Clements has eight finishes of 17th or better in the last ten Richmond races and if he qualifies far enough back Clements could turn into one of the top plays on the slate.
Other Options: Riley Herbst ($8,100), Autin Hill ($8,400), Brett Moffitt ($7,900), Anthony Alfredo ($7,400)
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Welcome to the Formula 1 DFS Raceweek for March 27th. First of all, A huge Congrats to @josh.barzal in his week 1 take down! Happy to see WDS at the top. Lets keep it going, into Round 2 of the Formula 1 season.
In the first race of the F1 season we saw Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc battle in Bahrain for the top position. Charles was very strategic in his driving, allowing Max to overtake him in positions on track where Charles knew his Ferrari could easily take the position back. The battle upfront was fun until the late stages of the race, where the Red Bull of Max and his teammate, Sergio Perez suffered mechanical issues and did not finish the race. If the season continues like this, we should be seeing some thrilling racing for the rest of the year.
After a clean start from all 20 drivers; Valterri Bottas $7600 dropped out the top 10 early due to a poor start. Meanwhile his teammate Zhou Guanyu $4600 moved through the field earning a solid 5 total points for his race efforts. Zhou wont be one I’ll roster a lot. If he continues to qualify in the rear of the pack then he’ll be a value driver for DFS.
Ferrari, Haas, and Alfa Romeo made up 50% of the top 10 finishing positions as they finished 1,2,5,6,10. Depending on where and how much they are race to race, these drivers and teams might be the teams we need to focus on early for DFS purposes. The rest of the field have some work to due. Speaking of the rest of the field…
After Max Verstappen $10,800, Sergio Perez $9200, and Red Bull junior team, Alpha Tauri’s Pierre Gasly $7200 all failed to finish the race. They should be bouncing back in force this weekend as they were consistently in the top 10 on Friday in Free Practice 1 & 2. Red Bull Racing is properly priced at $9800 this weekend, but if AlphaTauri continue their top performing practice pace, then $4800 is going to be a price tag that should allow us to get higher priced drivers. (but maybe not this weekend) One set of top priced drivers we might want to avoid…
The Mercedes’ Silver Arrows were definitely the 3rd best overall team on the race track last week. As a result, the price tags of Lewis Hamilton $10,200 and George Russel $8600 are tough to stomach. Williams and McLaren Mercedes did not do much to be excited about. Alex Albon $3200 looks like an easy “defeated teammate” automatic 5 points right now; And McLaren look to have started on a better foot this weekend compared to their disastrous one last weekend in Bahrain. Daniel Ricciardo did beat his teammate and finished, so he did score 8 points; this week he is even cheaper by $3000 ($4200) and if he outscores his teammate again, he could be another key value piece.
The Alpine $5200 were battling for the last two points paying positions for majority of the race with AlphaTauri $4800. Both teams are cheap so they should present good value this weekend in Saudi Arabia. Aston Martin looks to be in shambles right now, so I would use Lance Stroll for the 5 defeat teammate points, but leave the rest of Aston Martin alone…Embarrassing James Bond.
LeClerc 38.90 points, Hamilton 21, Sainz 19.10, Russell 16, and Magnussen 16. The Top 5 teams were: Ferrari 61 points, Mercedes 34, and Alfa Romeo 16, Alpine 15, and Haas 12. Of the top 5 overall scorers, we had 2 teams, (finishing 1,2 and 3,4) and the three drivers on the podium.
Looking at the scoring we should be prioritizing the constructor position for our DFS lineups after we choose our captains. The amount of fantasy points that can be achieved from the constructor spot could be higher than any driver, even in the captain position.
For Raceweek: Saudi Ariba it’s going to be Red Bull/Ferrari. Alpine will be in the DK lineup mix too, they are just too cheap.
Jeddah is nothing like Bahrain. With high speed corners and flowing turns that are basically a straight. It made it’s debut to the F1 calendar last year and was controversial on and off the race track. Jeddah was originally constructed to be narrower, with less visibility going into upcoming turns. Consequently we saw 2 red flags and 3 safety car periods due to incidents. The circuit directors have made improvements to those concerns, so we shall see how the race plays out, but honestly its tight high speed track, anything can happen. We have already lost a car for Sunday as Mick Schumacher crashed out during qualifying.
Charles Leclerc $17,400/$11,600 has the overall quickest times in both Friday practice sessions. He was the quickest Ferrari in qualifying, but did not do enough to put his Ferrari on pole. Leclerc starts 2nd behind Red Bull’s Sergio Perez. He could be in position to overtake Sergio, dominate in P1, lead laps, beat his teammate and be worthy of his most expensive driver price tag on Draftkings.
Carlos Sainz $14,700/$9800 starts 3rd on the grid. Even though he has shown more speed than Perez over the weekend, he failed to beat Perez in qualifying. He also has Max Verstappen right behind him. Consequently, Carlos will be in my pool, but I cant say Ill be using a lot of Carlos Sainz this weekend.
Sergio Perez $13,800/$9200 Pole Sitter. Sergio has shown speed all weekend, but mainly in position 4. He put together a gem of a lap and qualified at the top spot. I don’t see him staying there and falling back, but he should not be anywhere less than P4 unless something crazy happens.
Max Verstappen $16,200/$10,800 Verstappen and his Red Bull have every chance of over taking all 3 drivers ahead of him and ending up in the top spot. I’m going to rotate through the top 4 drivers in the captain spot, have the Red Bull Racing and Ferrari teams in the constructor spot, and build the rest of my DFS lineups from there.
Valtteri Bottas $7600 showed up in the top 10 times in fp1, fp2, fp3 and qualified 6th. Valtteri is firmly in play for positioning and beat teammate bonus points.
Pierre Gasly $7200 is in the same boat as Valterri, he should be able to get max points for Alpha Tauri and as long as nothing catastrophic happens, he should be a good mid priced play. The AlphaTauri was 2nd quickest team in fp1 and in the top 10 fp2. If Yuki, Pierre’s teammate did not have fuel issues, the AlphaTauri would have been my heaviest used value team in DraftKings.
Fernando Alonso $6200/Esteban Ocon $5600 Esteban and Fernando have been pretty even all weekend, so I would use both in my player pool and rotate between them for pricing and points. The Alpine and Alpha Tauri have been battling for the 4th best team all weekend; due to Alpha Tauri’s late weekend issues, the Alpine drivers and team have won that battle. Of the top 10 drivers on the grid, the Alpine drivers are the least expensive, making for great values.
Kevin Magnussen $8000 had reliability issues on Friday. He set the 10th quickest speed in qualifying so his car looks good enough to be raced. His Hass already demonstrated hydraulic issues last week’s weekend and the issue continued this weekend during practice. A cautionary tale, to say the least. His teammate, Mick Schumacher had a major crash in qualifying so Kevin will get the automatic 5 points for beating his teammate. If he stays in position 10 he would get a total of 7 points, which isn’t much for 8k. An honorable mention just in case wild stuff happens in front of him, but he will be one of my lower owned plays in DFS lineups.
Lance Stroll and Alex Albon should both beat their teammates, so getting that 5 points, and a point for finishing at $3400 and $3200 is good value.
Daniel Ricciardo $4200 Mclaren have shown a pulse this weekend. He is cheaper than his teammate and just like the Alpine’s there has not been Ricciardo and his teammate Lando Norris. Ricciardo is very worthy of roster consideration this weekend.
Yuki Tsunoda experienced reliability issues in FP3 so he was unable to qualify. He has shown pace all weekend so Im not opposed to putting him in some DFS lineups for differentiation.
The Ferrari $10,800 and Red Bull $9800 teams should be the focus on the roster spot for Draftkings. These two teams were clearly the top teams all weekend, and their drivers should occupy the top 4 positions on Sunday.
The Alpine $5200 was in the top 12 all weekend. I can see both drivers finishing in the top 10 making the Alpine a great value in the constructor position.
Due to the wild nature of this track, I’m looking to enforce some serious bankroll management. I’m going to rotate through the top 4 guys the most mixing in the value plays. Constructor will be my second position filled as a dominant race weekend from a team can give you the most points in Formula 1 DFS.
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Theodore
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